PHILADELPHIA – Junior QB
Andrew Paolini threw for a pair of touchdowns and rushed for four more to lead the University of Pennsylvania sprint football team past visiting Cornell, 63-0, on Friday night at Franklin Field.
The Quakers (2-1) won their second straight game, while the Big Red (0-3) remained winless on the year.
Quaker Notemeal
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Andrew Paolini passed for 119 yards and two scores. He also ran for 122 yards and a career-high four TDs.
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Laquan McKever ran for 164 yards and two touchdowns.
*Freshman
Kyle Zeitlian caught a pair touchdown passes.
*Freshman QB
Ty Scherer threw his first career TD pass.
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Brendan McCaffrey caught a TD pass.
*Penn won its eighth straight game against Cornell.
*It was the 101st meeting between the Quakers and the Big Red.
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Sam Mintz had an interception for the second game in a row.
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Lewis Evans had a game-high 15 tackles and a fumble recovery.
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Jake Inserra made 12 tackles.
How It Happened
Penn opened the scoring on its second drive of the game. The Red and Blue marched 75 yards down the field in 11 plays with
Laquan McKever finding paydirt from one-yard out.
Following a three-and-out, the Cornell punter botched a bad snap and the Quakers took over at the Cornell 12-yard line. McKever put Penn in business, rushing for five yards on fourth and four before Paolini scored a QB keeper to make it 14-0 in favor of the hosts.
On Penn's first drive of the second quarter, McKever took a handoff from Paolini and broke through the Cornell defense for a 66-yard TD run.
McKever's long run was the first of four Penn touchdowns in the second quarter.
Paolini added a 10-yard rushing score before hooking up with
Brendan McCaffrey for a 38-yard TD.
The Quakers took a 42-0 lead into the break as Paolini hit
Kyle Zeitlian for a 21-yard TD to cap a six-play, 51-yard drive.
Penn forced a turnover on Cornell's first drive of the second half as
Lewis Evans pounced on a fumble at midfield. Two plays later, Paolini scored on a keeper.
Paolini was back at it later in the third with his fourth and final TD run of the game, this one coming from 11 yards out.
Penn's final TD of the night came on a connection between freshmen
Ty Scherer and
Kyle Zeitlian.
Up Next
Penn returns to action next Friday evening with a road game against Chestnut Hill. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m.
